Re: multivalued attribute bug / indexing bug (ITS#485)

[Kurt@OpenLDAP.org]

OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_1_2 (available via CVS) includes a fix designed
to resolve this issue.  Please test.

	Kurt

At 01:23 AM 3/18/00 GMT, bench@surfshop.net.ph wrote:
>Full_Name: Benjamin de los Angeles Jr.
>Version: 1.2.9
>OS: Linux 2.2.14
>URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
>Submission from: (NULL) (203.176.35.2)
>
>
>There is a problem locating entries where a value in a multivalued attribute is
>deleted.  The search filter should use the multivalued attribute using '*' on
>the leftmost side, i.e. mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.
>Kurt D. Zeilenga <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org> says that this is an indexing bug in
>1.2.9.
>I guess this would only be noticed if you have multivalued attribute.
>
>Here are outputs from openLDAP command line tools to reproduce the problem:
>
>* Start by displaying current data
>
>[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapsearch -b "dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
>"mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.ph" 
>-D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph" -W
>Enter LDAP Password:
>
>cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
>cn=Benjamin de los Angeles Jr.
>sn=de los Angeles
>objectclass=person
>objectclass=organizationalPerson
>.
>.
>.
>mailalternateaddress=zwark@somedomain.com.ph
>mailalternateaddress=lazone@somedomain.com.ph
>
>* Delete a value from a multivalued attribute using modify
>
>MODIFY Data in a file:
>
>dn: cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
>changetype: modify
>delete: mailalternateaddress
>mailalternateaddress: lazone@somedomain.com.ph
>
>[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapmodify -v -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
>                      -W -f tempdata/modify-delete
>Enter LDAP Password:
>delete mailalternateaddress:
>       lazone@somedomain.com.ph
>modifying entry cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph 
>modify complete
>
>* Display the matching entry again
>
>[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapsearch -b "dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
>                    "mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.ph" 
>                    -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph" -W  
>
>Enter LDAP Password:
>
>(No output! This is the PROBLEM)
>
>* Add again an entry
>
>DATA in a file:
>
>dn: cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
>changetype: modify
>add: mailalternateaddress
>mailalternateaddress: lazone@somedomain.com.ph
> 
>[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapmodify -v -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
>                    -W -f tempdata/modify-add
>Enter LDAP Password:
>add mailalternateaddress:
>        lazone@somedomain.com.ph
>modifying entry cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
>modify complete
>
>* Display the matching entry again
>
>[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapsearch -b "dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
>                    "mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.ph" 
>                    -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph" -W
>Enter LDAP Password:
>
>cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
>cn=Benjamin de los Angeles Jr.
>sn=de los Angeles
>objectclass=person
>objectclass=organizationalPerson
>.
>.
>.
>mailalternateaddress=zwark@somedomain.com.ph
>mailalternateaddress=lazone@somedomain.com.ph
>
>( Magic! There goes the entry again! =) )
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